Boring Heroes, Interesting Villains, and Faramir: How Tolkien Breaks the Trend
Modern storytelling seems to rely heavily on the interesting villain, with a complex and engaging backstory, whereas heroes tend to be boring and simple. But through Faramir, Tolkien shows us how the hero can be written as a fascinating character. Links to videos referenced: Megamind and the boring nature of evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-jhi1pMSA0 Lawbreaking in LOTR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ggh4oAdiXM Response to Men of the West's video on Arwen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecgKPmcn6hc Aragorn's character arc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPpBd0WSOV4 Response to Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4Ej5Ng_nU You can now find me on Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 And on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f You can support my channel by visiting my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua6469/support